Respectfully, it IS loading the proper kernel.  It's after the kernel loads and boots that I have the problem... it's where the root filesystem is being mounted over NFS where it seems to die.

On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 13:06, pedro noticioso wrote:
check the example dhcpd.conf from the docs, for
starters your ws is not supposedd to load
/opt/ltsp/i386, it has to load the file in
/tftpboot/lts/vmlinuxkernel... because THAT is the
kernel for the ws 8)


--- Randal Cobb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Good morning all,
> 
> I am new to LTSP, but I have indeed searched the
> archives with no luck
> finding my answer before asking this...
> 
> I am trying to get a floppy only pentium MMX
> terminal working with
> LTSP.  It contains a 3C509, in which PNP has been
> disabled.  My problem
> seems to be when the initrd process tries to mount
> the NFS root...  I
> get a message as follows:
> 
> Mounting root filesystem: /opt/ltsp/i386 from:
> 172.27.6.25
> 
> And it just sits at this location indefinately; it's
> not locked up, I
> can see network traffic originating from it with
> Ethereal.  I have
> reviewed the /var/log/messages file and can see DHCP
> requests being
> processed every 4 hours (I left it running over the
> weekend), but no NFS
> messages at all.  I know that NFS is configured
> properly, because if I
> spoof the appropriate IP address on my laptop
> (running a full linux
> install), I can successfully NFS mount both the swap
> and root locations
> (and I get the subsequent NFS messages in the log
> file.)
> 
> I have had to move the DHCP broadcast/listen address
> to ports 1001 and
> 1002 respectively due to another OS's DHCP server on
> the same subnet. 
> This seems to work properly, as the terminal does
> boot, loads the
> kernel, and initializes the kernel driver
> successfully, and I do get the
> 'eth0: Setting Rx mode to 1 addresses.' message
> before trying to NFS
> mount the root.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas where I should look?
> 
> I don't know if it is important, but after running
> the ltsp_initialize
> script, I noticed several symlinks in the
> 'soon-to-be-NFS-mounted root'
> that point to files in the /tmp directory that were
> not there (e.g.,
> broken symlinks).  Do these need to be fixed and
> point to real files? 
> Simply 'touch'ing them seems to make no difference.
> 
> I've included my ltsa.conf (totally default) and
> dhcpd.conf files below
> if they may lead to any clues.
> 
> DHCPD.CONF ==
> default-lease-time            21600;
> max-lease-time                21600;
>  
> option subnet-mask            255.255.254.0;
> option broadcast-address      172.27.6.255;
> option routers                172.27.6.25;
> option domain-name-servers    172.27.6.25;
> option domain-name            "setdr.org";
> option root-path             
> "172.27.6.25:/opt/ltsp/i386";
>  
> shared-network WORKSTATIONS {
>     subnet 172.27.6.0 netmask 255.255.254.0 {
>     }
> }
>  
> group   {
>     use-host-decl-names       on;
>     option log-servers        172.27.6.25;
>  
>     host ws001 {
>         hardware ethernet     00:A0:24:08:AC:3F;
>         fixed-address         172.27.6.54;
>         filename             
> "/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.20-ltsp-1";
>         option option-128     e4:45:74:68:00:00;  
> #This is NOT a MAC
> address
>         option option-129     "NIC=3c509";
>     }
> }
> 
> LTS.CONF==
> [Default]
>         SERVER             = 172.27.6.25
>         XSERVER            = auto
>         X_MOUSE_PROTOCOL   = "PS/2"
>         X_MOUSE_DEVICE     = "/dev/psaux"
>         X_MOUSE_RESOLUTION = 400
>         X_MOUSE_BUTTONS    = 3
>         USE_XFS            = N
>         LOCAL_APPS         = N
>         RUNLEVEL           = 5
>  
>
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> #
> # Example of specifying X settings for a workstation
> #
> [ws001]
>         XSERVER            = auto
>         LOCAL_APPS         = N
>         USE_NFS_SWAP       = N
>         SWAPFILE_SIZE      = 48m
>         RUNLEVEL           = 5
>  
> [ws002]
>         XSERVER            = XF86_SVGA
>         LOCAL_APPS         = N
>         USE_NFS_SWAP       = N
>         SWAPFILE_SIZE      = 64m
>         RUNLEVEL           = 3
>  
> #
> # ws004 is my virtual workstation running in a
> VMware session
> #
> [ws004]
>         DNS_SERVER         = 192.168.0.254
>         XSERVER            = auto
>         X4_BUSID           = "PCI:0:15:0"
>         X_MODE_0           = 800x600
>         LOCAL_APPS         = N
>         USE_NFS_SWAP       = N
>         SWAPFILE_SIZE      = 64m
>         RUNLEVEL           = 5
>  
>
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> #
> # Example of a workstation configured to load some
> modules
> #
> #[ws001]
> #    MODULE_01       = agpgart.o                #
> This is for i810 video
> #    MODULE_02       = uart401.o
> #    MODULE_03       = sb.o io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1
> #    MODULE_04       = opl3.o
>  
>
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> #
> # Example of ws001 configured for local apps
> #
> #[ws001]
> #    LOCAL_APPS      = Y
> #    LOCAL_WM        = Y
> #    NIS_DOMAIN      = ltsp
> #    NIS_SERVER      = 192.168.0.254
>  
>
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> #
> # Example of a serial printer attached to /dev/ttyS1
> on workstation
> ws001
> #
> #[ws001]
> #    PRINTER_0_DEVICE   = /dev/ttyS1
> #    PRINTER_0_TYPE     = S             #
> P-Parallel, S-Serial
> #    PRINTER_0_PORT     = 9100          # tcp/ip
> port: defaults to 9100
> #    PRINTER_0_SPEED    = 9600          # baud rate:
> defaults to 9600
> #    PRINTER_0_FLOWCTRL = S             # Flow
> control: S-Software
> (XON/XOFF),
> #                                       # H-Hardware
> (CTS/RTS)
> #    PRINTER_0_PARITY   = N             # Parity:
> N-None, E-Even, O-Odd
> #                                       # (defaults
> to 'N')
> #    PRINTER_0_DATABITS = 8             # Databits:
> 5,6,7,8 (defaults to
> 8)
>  
> 
> -- 
> Randal Cobb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 


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